Kelly, who exited Fox News earlier this month, will join NBC in May. And her new morning show will premiere this fall, according to an NBC executive familiar with the network's plans.

Undecided, as yet: Whether Kelly will air at 9 a.m. ET/PT — bridging the gap between the first two hours of Today and the lighter fourth hour featuring Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford — or at 10 a.m., in which case Kotb and Gifford's giggle-fest would move an hour earlier. The current 9 a.m. hour, fronted by Al Roker and Tamron Hall, will disappear by fall in either event, though both are expected to remain at the network.

NBC declined comment.

Kelly's contract at Fox was due to expire this year, and she implicated former Fox News chief Roger Ailes in a sexual harassment scandal. It's unclear how many Fox viewers will follow her to her new home, but her new show will likely seem familiar to her fans. "What I'm hearing is she's doing a daytime version of what she did at Fox," adapted for a morning format, with lifestyle and entertainment stories blended with newsmaker interviews, says Bill Carroll, analyst at Katz Television Group, who advises local stations on programming.

Carroll says that while Kelly would face less competition at 10, "it would be to her advantage to be at 9," where Today's lead-in and promotional ability would provide a seamless transition."She'd be better off as an extension of something that's working than another island." The Kotb and Gifford hour also does not consistently air in that time period across the country. A midday time slot was unworkable, both for competitive reasons and because NBC does not control those time periods except for its remaining soap Days of Our Lives. The rest of its daytime schedule is made up of syndicated series sold to its local affiliates.

Under the terms of Kelly's deal, she will also contribute to the network's political coverage, and will anchor a short-term Sunday newsmagazine, though not a weekly series that had been speculated, the NBC executive said. And don't be surprised to see her pop up over the summer as a guest host of Today, as a way to ingratiate herself with NBC viewers.

The cancellation came three days after Kelly's Oct. 23 show, in which she said that blackface Halloween costumes were acceptable when she was young as long as they were respectful. The next morning, she apologized on air, saying, "I was wrong and I am sorry. She added, "It is not OK for (blackface) to be part of any costume, Halloween or otherwise." But the apology was not enough to save her show. Nathan Congleton/NBC

Over the course of her year on "Today," Kelly devoted significant airtime to the #MeToo movement, interviewing women who accused famous men of sexual misconduct, including former franchise anchor Matt Lauer. Here, she speaks with Addie Zinone, a former production assistant who says she had a sexual relationship with the host during her time on the show. Nathan Congleton/NBC

Speaking of Lauer, Kelly made waves in early October 2018 when she said that she discounted the idea of him making a successful comeback after he was fired for sexual misconduct on the job. “I know too much that others don’t know," she said cryptically. ANGELA WEISS, AFP/Getty Images

In that same interview with Us Weekly, Kelly said she regretted one moment from her first year at NBC: her September 2017 interview with Jane Fonda. When she asked the actress about plastic surgery, Fonda shot back, "We want to talk about that now?" Kelly still believes it had more to do with her former employer: “I think the issue was somebody who used to work at Fox News was asking it of her that particular day. There’s nothing I can do about that. I know some people don’t like Fox News, and some people don’t like me and that’s OK.” AP

Kelly is flanked by Fox News debate moderators Chris Wallace, left, and Bret Baier as they prepare for the start of the GOP debate in January in Des Moines, just before the Iowa caucuses. JIM LO SCALZO, EPA

Kelly and Donald Trump first clashed on air when he took offense at her question about his attitudes toward women, at the first GOP presidential primary debate in Cleveland in August 2015. Trump later criticized Kelly as a "lightweight" and biased and threatened to boycott future debates. He eventually suggested her pointed questions for him were the result of her monthly period. John Minchillo, AP

Kelly is seen rehearsing for her debut at host of Fox News' 'The Kelly File' on Oct. 4, 2013 in New York. Her program was the linchpin in first overhaul of Fox's prime-time lineup since 2002. Richard Drew, AP

Kelly and Bret Baier anchored Fox's coverage of the GOP convention from Tampa, Fla., in August 2012. It was during this broadcast that Kelly questioned GOP strategist Karl Rove's reluctance to call the race in Ohio. "Is this math you do as a Republican to make yourself feel better?" she asked. Alex Kroke, AP